01 - Sleigh Bells
The astonishing alliance of a hardcore-bred guitarist, and a teacher who spent her teens in a Disney Channel girls band. The hidden child of My Bloody Valentine and the Go Team.
Sleigh Bells-Crown On The Ground (live)
02 - Cold Cave
Signed on Matador, this new-wave combo has a bright future for 2010: a first single in which the ghost of Ian Curtis lurks, and supporting acts for Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr.
Cold Cave – Love comes close
03 - Blank Dogs
For years, Mike Sniper has hidden himself behind the name Blank Dogs, releasing dozens of EP on such prestigious New York labels as Captured Tracks or Woodsist. With sound like Robert Smith recording on an old 4 track with a 15 watt amp pushed to the max, his songs might finally find some fame with the current return of lo-fi and the DIY attitude.
Blank Dogs – Pieces
04 - Ladybird
Because sometimes you have to be chauvinistic.
Because a French band who sounds like the Pastels is a rare thing.
Because their songs are called The Vaselines.
Ladybird – Pictures
05 - Small Black
Washed Out, Memory Tapes, Toro Y Moi, and, because we have to chose one, Small Black. All of these names will be around for 2010, sharing a love for vague melodies drowned in layers of electronic instruments and reverberated guitars.
Small Black – Despicable Dogs
06 - The Lovely Feathers
These Canadians had released a splendid album, which had gone unnoticed thanks to Architecture in Helsinki, Arcade Fire and other Unicorns which had captured our hearts with their complex pop songs. Five long years later, 2010 sees their return, an occasion for us to pay them their dues.
Lovely Feathers – Lowiza
07 - The Drums
2009’s end of the year hype, which is for once completely justified. And no more needs to be said.
The Drums – Let's go surfing
08 - The Bobby Mc Gees
The best English ambassadors of Tweecore, proud descendants of the magnetic Fields and the Belle and Sebastian innocence, the Bobby McGees are the Moldy Peaches English cousins in disguise.
The Bobby Mc Gees- I wanna be like Audrey Tatou